Newcrest to fund broad gold exploration in Western Australia

Clever interactive chart from US Global Investors shows gold investors' white knuckle ride since 2004 was nothing like nickel market players endured.

Using 'natures very own sponges' to extract precious metals.

Rights group claims Uganda’s government has promoted private investment in mining without involving landowners.

Last year alone there were 149 conflicts involving mines in the country.

Baby boomers are retiring and even if only a small fraction of new projects take off, the ensuing skills shortage will bring back mining jobs boom.

Like most investors long on gold in 2013, billionaire Paul Singer, made losses in 2013, but his faith in the metal is undiminished and so is his disdain for bitcoin.

Mine closures could squeeze supply, initiating another long-term up move, but at a high cost to producers.

We often hear that large gold producers are usually not the best explorers. As such, when it comes time to replenish or grow their resource base, they must look to M&A.

Much of the discourse surrounding First Nations involvement in B.C. resource projects has been focused on the financial benefits for aboriginal communities in exchange for their approval and access to work on traditional territory.